THE UN SAYS GLOBAL FOOD PRICES HAVE RISEN BY 28% IN ONE YEAR
Food prices in the world rose by 28.1% in 2021, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This is according...
UN CHIEF CALLS FOR CHANGE TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS
UN Secretary-General AntĂłnio Guterres on Saturday, on the occasion of World Food Day, called for a change in action towards sustainable food systems. In a...
GERMANY CALLS FOR REFORM OF THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM
🔴 Vorstellung des Welthungerhilfe Jahresberichts 2020. Übertragung der Pressekonferenz aus Berlin.https://t.co/NwkzdoLlRK — Welthungerhilfe (@Welthungerhilfe) June 30, 2021 Germany has a key role to play in...
RUSSIA BLAMED FOR HACKING ATTACK ON US MEATPACKERS
Brazil's JBS, the world's largest producer of meat products, reported a cyber attack on its US and Australian subsidiaries originating from Russia. The cyber attack...
BLUEBERRIES AND CRANBERRIES MOVE TO VERTICAL FARMS
The American company AeroFarms has announced a partnership with the Chilean producer and distributor of Hortifrut berries. As part of a multi-year partnership, the companies...
ARGENTINA DECIDES NOT TO INCREASE GRAIN EXPORT TAXES
The Argentine government on Feb. 10 agreed not to impose a tax increase on agricultural exports or implement a grain export quota to try to...
ILLEGAL FISHING IS EMPTYING THE OCEANS, ALSO NOT CONTRIBUTING TO FISHERY RESOURCES
"Our oceans, which cover 72% of the planet's surface, are seriously threatened by human activities. Overfishing, pollution and climate change are one of the greatest threats...
FOLU CALLS ON WORLD LEADERS TO PREVENT FOOD SECURITY CRISES
The Coalition for Food and Land Use (Folu, for its acronym in English), made up of members of multinational companies, producer groups, industry, non-governmental organizations...
THE ECOSYSTEM OF THE TATACOA DESERT COULD BE AS GREEN AS THAT OF THE AMAZON
According to an investigation by Catalina Suárez, a geologist at the National University of Colombia and a doctor in Paleontology at the University of La...
JUAN GONZALO BOTERO ASSUMED AS NEW VICE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
Juan Gonzalo Botero assumed as the new Vice Minister of Agricultural Affairs in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, a position from which he...